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ACS Publications announces strategic partnership with Figshare to promote open data discovery and use
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced a strategic partnership with Figshare, an open repository that promotes broad discoverability of scientific research data. The ACS-Figshare partnership will not only provide for improved archiving and access to open data sets and other supporting information that often accompany articles published in the Society’s preeminent portfolio of peer-reviewed research journals, but will also better enable reader interaction with, and citation of, such ancillary information of importance to the scientific record.
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ProQuest to pilot new ebook acquisition model ‘Access-to-Own’ in collaboration with libraries and publishers worldwide
In collaboration with libraries and publishers worldwide, ProQuest will pilot a new ebook acquisition model called ‘Access-to-Own,’ the latest in a series of flexible access models offered by the industry-leading information solutions provider. Access-to-Own facilitates title ownership by applying budget dollars spent on rentals to perpetual purchases.
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ACI Scholarly Blog Index added to EBSCO Discovery Service
ACI Information Group has announced that its research database, the ACI Scholarly Blog Index, has been added to EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). In partnership with EBSCO Information Services, researchers at libraries that have implemented EDS can now discover scholarly blogs in their search results with direct links to the ACI Scholarly Blog Index website to review authors’ credentials and social media footprints.
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IEEE advances new standards, forges new partnership to expand interoperable ehealth communications
IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology, has announced a new standard and two new standards development projects designed to support plug-and-play, interoperable communications across eHealth devices. Also, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Regenstrief Institute, an internationally respected, non-profit, medical research organisation.
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Royal College of Surgeons appoints BMJ as international sales partner for institutional customers
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has appointed global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ, as its international sales partner for institutional customers. The arrangement takes advantage of BMJ’s extensive global customer base and its proven track record in providing access to professional content in the institutional sector worldwide.
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ARL announces SPEC Survey webcast on Evolution of Library Liaisons
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast will follow the publication of each SPEC Kit in 2015. The fourth webcast in this series will cover the Evolution of Library Liaisons survey (SPEC Kit 349), which explores the changing role of the library liaison and the shifting goals and strategies of liaison programs at ARL member libraries, and the factors that influence these changes on an institutional level.
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LM Information Delivery appoints Elizabeth Just as Director of Publisher Relations for North America
LM Information Delivery, one of the global providers of subscription and information management services, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth T. Just as Director of Publisher Relations for North America. Elizabeth brings a wealth of experience in the information industry to LM, having worked in STM publishing for nearly 20 years.
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